Am 09.11.2011 um 02:22 schrieb Xu Wang: > I'm considering using LyX's built-in version control support. Are there any > drawbacks to using it? Do most people use it? What is the most popular > alternative? > > Note that I'm on Linux. I don't have familiarity with SVN but I've been > meaning to learn it anyway for a while.
Please note that LyX's built-in version control uses RCS when registering a new file for version control. At least this step has to be done with external tools. I'm using a combination of command line and LyX. The daily business ("check-out", "check-in", "compare" and "revert", "browsing the logs") is possible with LyX's built-in capabilities. Start a repository from scratch and adding documents and "children" or images is better done with command line tools. Please, consult the manual! It's described in the "Additional manual" (7.2 - AFAIK). Stephan